主办单位:中国气象局沈阳大气环境研究所
国际刊号:ISSN 1673-503X
国内刊号:CN 21-1531/P

Journal of Meteorology and Environment ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (4): 134-138.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-503X.2021.04.019

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Analysis on changing trend characteristics of acid rain in Shanxi province from 2006 to 2019

Ya-jun LI()   

  1. Shanxi Meteorological Information Center, Taiyuan, 030006, China
  • Received:2020-07-01 Online:2021-08-30 Published:2021-09-10

Abstract:

Using the acid rain observation data from five stations at Wutai Mountain, Datong, Taiyuan, Changzhi, and Houma in Shanxi province from 2006 to 2019, the changes and spatial distribution characteristics of the number and frequency of acid rain, precipitation pH, conductivity K value on different time scales in Shanxi province were analyzed. The change characteristics of acid rain frequency with different acidity and rainfall levels were revealed. The results showed that the number and frequency of acid rain in Shanxi province from 2006 to 2019 show a downward trend. The annual average pH value ranges from 5.43 to 6.49, and the annual average conductivity K value ranges from 73.4 μs·cm-1 to 120 μs·cm-1. Among four seasons, the average pH is minimum in autumn, which is 5.70, and the highest in spring, which is 6.11. The conductivity K is higher in spring. Compared with each month, the pH value of acid rain is lowest in September, which is 5.58, and the highest in April, which is 6.20. The monthly average acid rain frequency is negatively correlated with the pH value of precipitation. The correlation coefficient R is 0.96. Compared with each station, the annual average precipitation pH and the conductivity K value in Taiyuan are significantly higher than in other cities. The acid rain pH value is Taiyuan (6.90) > Changzhi (5.95) > Datong (5.71) > Houma (5.57) > Wutai Mountain (5.55). The frequency of acid rain in different grades of precipitation varies greatly. The frequency of acid rain is the largest when it is light rain (1.0-10.0 mm). The frequency of strong acid rain and weak acid rain is 54.9% and 67.0%, respectively. When the precipitation exceeds 10.0 mm, the frequency of strong and weak acid rain decreases with the increase of precipitation.

Key words: pH value, Conductivity, Frequency of acid rain

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